Inspired by last years road trip, Mr SuffolkFoodie and I returned to the U.S in February to catch the Daytona 500 and take a quick look at Miami (nice Empanada and Cuban coffee at the airport kiosk) before heading over to Barbuda, one of my favourite places in the world, where they weigh you, and your luggage before boarding the six seater Islander plane. Travel light if you want to fit in! My sister, founder of SuffolkFoodie spends most of her time in Barbuda, running the ArtCafe and cooking food for the few tourists that discover the beautiful, unspoilt, tiny island. It's modest in amenties but makes up for it a hundred times with the best beaches and friendly Barbudans who embrace visitors, happily sharing their limited resources. The extreme of Miami, where everything is massive, high cholesterol and hyped, except for the dogs.

• Daytona 500 crowd
• gator bites in the Everglades
• St Louis ribs at a car show
• Strong Cuban coffee and Empanada's at Miami airport
• Coopertown Cafe in the Everglades
• A Coopertown breakfast
• Lobster roll from a street food van Daytona 500
• funnel cake at the races
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• island breakfast in Antigua
• weigh in at the airport
• sending supplies over to Barbuda
• quick side of the road snack in Antigua
• street food served with a smile in Antigua
• the flight from Antigua to Barbuda on an Islander plane
• limited supplies in the Barbuda shop
• our supplies arrive on the Lady Jen
• but there are always lobsters
• Byrons place
• barracuda on the beach
• charcoal making using Cinnamon wood and Jamaica wood
• sea urchins
• jelly coconuts
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